World Cup 2018 golden boot final standings: Harry Kane wins after finishing as top scorer

Harry Kane scored six goals throughout the tournament and picks up the trophy - Getty Images Europe

Harry Kane has finished as the World Cup's top scorer to join Gary Lineker as England's only Golden Boot winners.

The 24-year-old's six-goal haul proved insurmountable as his nearest rivals fell short as France swept aside Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow.

Kane scored a brace in England's Group G opener against Tunisia before netting a hat-trick against Panama and scoring a penalty as Colombia were overcome in the last-16.

The Tottenham striker tailed off and failed to score in England's last three matches in Russia, but his six-goal haul was still two clear of a group of five players.

Lineker is the only previous Englishman to win the Golden Boot, having also managed six goals during the 1986 World Cup.

The 2018 World Cup Golden Boot standings

An unquestionable sign of world-class quality and international prestige, there are few better indicators of greatness than when a player manages to score more goals than anyone else at the world's greatest sporting event.

With Eusebio, Garrincha and the original Ronaldo among its previous winners, the Golden Boot has kept company with some of the best footballers of all time, and it's England's Harry Kane who led the way at the 2018 Russia World Cup.

Six-goal Kane has proven himself priceless, demonstrating killer instinct and nerves of steel on his country's path to the semi-finals.

France's World Cup final heroes - Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe both finish the tournament with four goals, along with three other players including Belgium's Romelu Lukaku.

Kane's tally of six would have been enough to win it in nine of the past 10 World Cups, and Kane equalled compatriot Gary Lineker's tally from 1986. However, he's a long way off the record set by France's Just Fontaine in 1958, who managed an astonishing 13 goals.

Luka Modric and Kylian Mbappe were named best player and best young player respectively Credit: Reuters

While any player would trade in all their goals for the World Cup trophy itself, the Golden Boot sits proudly on the mantelpiece of those who are brilliant enough to win it.

Croatia captain Luka Modric received the Fifa Golden Ball award after being named the World Cup's best player, while Mbappe was the named the tournament's best young player.

Despite being eliminated at the semi-final stage by eventual winners France, Thibaut Courtois received the tournament's Golden Glove award for the best goalkeeper.

Luka Modric wins the Golden Ball award for the player of the tournament.

Harry Kane wins the Golden Boot award for the tournament's top goalscorer.

Thibaut Courtois wins the Golden Glove award for the tournament's best goalkeeper.